The United States defeated France in a difficult match and won the gold medal in the basketball tournament of the 2024 Olympics. Video

The US basketball team defeated France 98-87 to win gold medals at the 2024 Olympic Games. In the third-place match, the Serbian team was stronger than Germany (93:83).

The French, driven by their home crowd, seized the initiative from the first minutes. Dominating the court, the hosts easily scored points every time without meeting any resistance.

It was only when the veteran American Stephen Curry came on that the situation began to change in favor of Steve Kerr's team. The 36-year-old Golden State Warriors point guard made 8 of 12 three-pointers in the end, becoming one of the authors of the winning result.

LeBron James became the MVP: The Lakers forward was recognized as the most valuable player of the basketball tournament at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

James, 39, finished the tournament with 14.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game, shooting 66% from the field and 30.8% from beyond the arc.

James is the first player in the history of the Olympic Games to win a gold medal by leading his team in rebounds and assists.

The symbolic five of the basketball tournament of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris include Dennis Schroder (Germany), Stephen Curry (USA), LeBron James (USA), Victor Vembanyama (France) and Nikola Jokic (Serbia).

Olympics 2024

Paris, France

Playoffs

Final

France - USA 87:98 (15:20, 26:29, 25:23, 21:26)

France: Wembanyama (26 + 7 rebounds), Yabusele (20), Batum (5), Nilikina (0), Cordinier (0) - start; De Colo (12), Fournier (8), Coulibaly (6), Lisor (5), Strasel (3), Gobert (2), Albisi (0).

USA: Curry (24 + 5 kills), Booker (15), Durant (15), James (14 + 8 assists), Embiid (4) - start; Edwards (8), Davis (8 + 10 rebounds + 4 blocked shots), Holiday (6), Tatum (2), Adebayo (2).

Match for 3rd place

Germany - Serbia 83:93 (21:30, 17:16, 25:26, 20:21)

Germany: F. Wagner (18 + 8 rebounds), Schroeder (13 + 6 assists + 6 turnovers), Obst (9), Voigtmann (3), Theis (2) - start; M. Wagner (16), Thiemann (11), Bonga (6), Wyler-Bebb (5), Lo (0).

Serbia: Jokic (19 + 12 rebounds + 11 assists), Bogdanovic (16), Avramovic (13), Petrushev (11), Dobric (5) - start; Micić (19), Marinkovic (10), Gudurić (0), Jovic (0), Milutinov (0).

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